pear-shaped

Adjective
Synonyms: orotundrotundround

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. having a round shape tapered at one endOpposite squareSimilar round, circular
  2. (of sounds) full and rich“orotund tones”“the rotund and reverberating phrase”“pear-shaped vowels”Synonyms: orotundrotundroundOpposite thinSimilar full

Related words rotundity noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pear′-shaped′ adjective

Of the form of a pear.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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